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2 injured in Davie County crash

Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident between a tractor trailer and a car on Interstate 40 eastbound in Davie County early Monday morning.

SOURCE: WXII/Talitha Vickers

2 injured in Davie County crash

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Updated: 12:17 PM EDT Mar 10, 2014

DAVIE COUNTY —

Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car on Interstate 40 eastbound in Davie County early Monday morning.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol said it happened at 12:37 a.m. near Highway 801.

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State troopers said Michael Anthony Jones was driving a tractor-trailer when he lost control and hit a car, pushing it into the guardrail. The tractor-trailer then went off the road and down an embankment.

The driver of the car, Patricia Peebles, and a passenger were taken to the hospital.

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 were closed at Highway 801. The road reopened around 8:30 a.m.